• masterspace@lemmy.ca
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    3 hours ago

    Is there a point you can find in history where we paid doctors, teachers, and nurses close to what they’re worth and more than professional athletes?

    It sounds like you’re nostalgic for a time that never existed.

    • jif@piefed.ca
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      2 hours ago

      There was definitely a time when professional athlete was hardly a career, and certainly not well paid. So for a time teachers and healthcare workers got paid more than athletes.

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        7 minutes ago

        In the CFL (Canadian Football League) the players don’t make more than $100,000/yr generally, and the good ones get scooped up to the NFL.